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title: "Josh Taylor Breaks Silence On Teofimo Lopez Loss: “Well… F**k!”"
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published: "2023-06-11T16:21:20Z"
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# Josh Taylor Breaks Silence On Teofimo Lopez Loss: “Well… F\*\*k!”

Josh Taylor has released a statement in the wake of his first loss in the professional ring.

The former undisputed super lightweight champion fell short in New York at the hands of an in-form Teofimo Lopez.

[The Brooklyn native commanded the ring and beat Taylor to the punch over twelve](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/teofimo-lopez-beats-josh-taylor/), earning himself [a unanimous decision victory](https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/12900310/josh-taylor-devastated-by-defeat-while-teofimo-lopez-claims-he-is-considering-retirement) and the WBO 140lbs world title.

In a classy statement, Taylor congratulated his opponent and made no excuses for the defeat.

> “Well… F\*\*K!
>
> Not the result I was looking for last night. No excuses here, the better man won on the night. I had a great training camp was performing really well in the gym. I felt I started well & just faded away & strayed from the game plan. I want to say a huge thank you to my team, my nutritionist/S&C coach, Carl evens & especially Joe McNally & Declan O’rourke for getting me in fantastic shape and giving me a great training camp, the best I’ve had. They’re not just a team, they’re friends for life.
>
> Thank you to everyone for the support last night especially everyone who travelled over and spent their hard earned money to come and support me.
>
> Congratulations to Team Lopez on a good job, enjoy the victory.
>
> Thank you to all.
>
> I’LL BE BACK”

Taylor will likely take some time with his team before they decide on the next move, although he did float the idea of a rematch with Lopez post-fight.

If he can’t get that – [Lopez has announced retirement, but will likely return for the right opponent](https://wp.boxing-social.com/features/what-next-for-teofimo-lopez/) – he may consider making a long-discussed move up to welterweight.